Birds are in decline. Data from Cornell University suggests we've lost 3 billion birds since 1970, impacting virtually every avian species in Canada and the U.S. There are several factors that led to ...

Destruction of habitat is the worst problem that birds face. Every house, every parking lot, every corn field, represents a loss of nesting habitat for native birds. Domesticating cats and letting ...

Thunk! Who hasn't heard the sickening thud of a bird hitting a window and rushed out to look? Sometimes we find a heartbreakingly beautiful but lifeless little body. Sometimes we find a bird stunned ...

When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s ...

After nearly 1,000 birds crashed into McCormick Place Lakeside Center last October, the event space along Lake Michigan’s shoreline is installing a gridded window film to mitigate future collisions.

An unseen amount of bird deaths from window collisions occurred this week in Chicago, according to the Field Museum. These preventable tragedies occur every year, especially during fall and spring ...

WASHINGTON — Here at WUSA9 the environment matters to us, and we know that it matters to you too. According to the Smithsonian, up to a billion birds die annually in the U.S. from window collisions.

Bird feeder placement affects how well you can see the feathered visitors. However, the spacing between the feeder and your house is a safety issue for birds.

Nestled high above Cornell University’s campus, over 30 red-tailed hawk chicks have hatched, fed and taken flight. They’re all part of one feathered family, raised by their mother, a hawk named Big ...

Rochester is a major hotspot for birds. Over 300 different species reside in this city or migrate through the area every fall and spring—some 1 million birds in total. Nevertheless, tens of thousands ...

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